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Friday, April 13, 2018

US Senate refuses sexual harassment payoff reform, cuts it from Omnibus spending bill. As in any third world toilet, US taxpayers will still be forced to pay secret sex settlements for congresspersons-Reno Journal Gazette, 4/9/18

"It is not my issue or crusade but holy mackerel -- you have north of
400 votes (in U.S. House on the sexual harassment issues) -- it was
bipartisan, from North, East, South and West. Then it doesn't make it in
there (Omnibus bill)?

The glaring omission was able to pass because Senate leadership
gave the 2,200-page bill to Congress just hours before the final vote
was necessary to avoid a federal government showdown, Amodei said.

(continuing); "More than
1,500 former congressional aides signed on to a letter late last year,
urging Congress to take action. A push for sexual harassment legislation grew out of the #MeToo
movement and news reports about lawmakers settling sexual harassment
complaints quietly and using taxpayer money.

"It should be against the law to do that," said Amodei, who did not mention Farenthold.

Democrats have also been accused of sexual harassment. Nevada's
4th U.S. House Rep. Ruben Kihuen will not seek re-election after he was
accused of repeated, unwanted sexual advances. However, no reports of
financial settlements with taxpayer money have been reported.

More than $17 million has been paid to victims in federal
workplace settlements since 1990, according to the Office of Compliance.
That figure includes sexual harassment, age and race discrimination,
retaliation and all other types of claims."